KARACHI: Pakistan’s Awais Munir won the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after defeating his Hong Kong rival.
Munir secured a 6-3 victory over his opponent, Hong Kong’s cueist Nansen Wan.
The game was tied at 2-2 but later Munir won three straight sets, leading the game 5-2. In the eighth frame, Nansen made a comeback. However, in the ninth frame, Munir displayed excellent control and potting to clinch the victory. Munir won the match with the scores 0-65, 35-26, 27-36, 38-20, 0-65, 13-46, 8-60, 34-0, 27-40.
Munir defeated countryman Asjad Iqbal 5-2 in the semi-final yesterday. He secured victory by winning five consecutive frames after initially trailing 0-2.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Mohammad Hasnain thrashed compatriot Ahsan Ramzan 4-3 in the final of the Asian U21 Snooker Championship. Ramzan was the defending champion after winning the trophy in Iran last year.
Earlier, Hasnain defeated Shawn Lee of Hong Kong in the last four clashes. The semi-final, which consisted of best-of-seven frames, saw Akhtar emerge victorious with a score of 4-1. Hassan’s victory came with scores of 54-64, 21-59, 61-15, 10-86, and 35-63.
Hasnain had also defeated Ranveer Duggal of India 4-3 in the quarters. Hasnain also remained undefeated during the group stage of the tournament.
Ramzan also didn’t lose a single match in the championship before the final against Hasnain.
